Ventilating shoe-tip.



G. S. GUMAER.

VENTILATING SHOE TIP7 APPuCAnoN FILED JULY 19. 1916.

Patented Dec. 19,1916.

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GEORGE S. GUMAER, OF CORONADO, CALIFORNIA.

VENTILATING SHOE TIP,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed July 19, 1916; Serial No. 110,142.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. GUMAER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Coronado, in the county of San Diego and the usual tip, which at its juncture withthe upper is perforated, the formation of a series of perforations in the upper, offset from the perforations in the tip, with means arranged between the upper and tip to sospace the tip and upper at this point as to provide a channel to which the openings in the upper establish communication from the shoe, and from which the openings in the tip establish communication to the atmosphere.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described. in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan partly broken away illustrating the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan; and Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 4 illustrating a slightly different form of the invention.

In carrying out the present invention, the upper 1, in that portion underlying the tip 2, is formed with a series of perforations 3. These perforations are offset longitudinally and disposed intermediate the usual openings 4 in the tip. The openings 3 extend through the upper and lining, if the latter is used. As the openings 3 and 4 are offset so copies of this patent may'be obtained for that the openings in the upper will not be visible when the shoe is completed, means must be provided tospace the tip from the upper to provide for the passage of the air. In Fig. 1 I have shown such means as in the form of eyelets 5, having tongues 6. The eyelets being used to protect the openings'3 and the tongues to provide the necessary spacing between the upper and tip. The ventilating means provides a direct ventilation to the toe line of the shoe, and is entirely invisible, presenting in appearance the ordinary shoe. Of course the holes 3 are to be made in any desired number and of any appropriate size, the main requirement being that they be so located as to be invisible when the shoe is completed.

In the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, which is in reality the simplest and most economical form, the perforations 3 in the upper and the usual openings 4 in the tip are similar to such parts in the form previously described. In this form the eyelets 5 are employed if desired, but the tongues 6 are omitted, and in place of such tongues there is employed a strip 6, which extends transverse the upper between it and the tip, and is preferably secured in place by stitchlng 7 to secure it offset from the openings 3 and 4, to thereby space the tip from the upper at this point, and afford a passage for the air current, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is A shoe including an upper, an overlying .tip,.the latter formed with openings, said upper being formed with openings out of line with the openings in the tip, and means for spacing the upper from the tip to provide a channel with which both sets ofopenings communicate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. GEORGE S. GUMAER.

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